ESCC vs. RCC

Eastern Shore Community College vs. Rappahannock Community College comparison

	Eastern Shore Community College	Rappahannock Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	ESCC	RCC
Location	Melfa, VA	Glenns, VA
Setting	Remote Rural	Distant Rural
Enrollment	658	2,591
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	vccs.edu	rappahannock.edu
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Costs	ESCC	RCC
Tuition (In State)	$4,620	$4,620
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,918	$9,918
Room & Board	$5,612	$7,200
Avg Net Price	$6,023	$7,508
Avg Grant Aid	$5,531	$4,379
% Receiving Grant Aid	89%	100%

Admission	ESCC	RCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	ESCC	RCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	22:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (46%) Health Professions (26%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (9%) Business (7%) Engineering Technology (4%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (56%) Health Professions (27%) Work and Family Studies (6%) Business (5%) Computer and Information Sciences (4%)
Outcomes	ESCC	RCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$25,300	$29,000
Making Student Loan Payments	-	-
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	ESCC	RCC
% Men	42%	36%
% Women	58%	64%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	45%	66%
% Black	38%	22%
% Hispanic	10%	5%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	3%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	ESCC	RCC
% In-State	100%	100%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	ESCC	RCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Rappahannock Community College is larger than than ESCC based on total student enrollment (2,591 students vs. 658 students)

ESCC vs. RCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, ESCC or RCC?

• Eastern Shore Community College and RCC cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($4,620.00 vs. $4,620.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at ESCC as Rappahannock Community College ($9,918.00 vs. $9,918.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Eastern Shore Community College than RCC ($6,023 vs. $7,508)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Eastern Shore Community College are 28.3% lower than costs at Rappahannock Community College ($5,612 vs. $7,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Rappahannock Community College than Eastern Shore Community College (100% vs. 89%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Eastern Shore Community College students is 26.3% larger than aid received Rappahannock Community College ($5,531 vs. $4,379)

Which college is harder to get into, ESCC or RCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between RCC or ESCC .

ESCC vs. RCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, ESCC or RCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between RCC and ESCC.

• Graduates from Rappahannock Community College earn on average $3,700 more per year than ESCC graduates after ten years. ($29,000 vs. $25,300)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/